Shoe with sole stay extension



I July 22, T952 J. H. EVERSTON SHOE WITH SOLE sTAY EXTENSION 3Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 17, 1948 hay-41M ATTORNEY$ J. H. EVERSTONSHOE WITH SOLE STAY EXTENSION July 22, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept.17, 194

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July 22, 1952 J. H. EVERSTON SHOE WITH SOLE STAY EXTENSION 5Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Sept. 17, '1948 INVEN TOR. L/O'J'EPH H Ere-warm Aramvs v.5

Patented July 22; 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE SHOE WITH SOLE STAYEXTENSION Joseph H. Everston, Los Angelcs, Calif. Application September1'7, 1948, Serial No. 49,686

This invention relates to an improved shoe having an upward extension ofthe sole at the rear.

It is a primary object of the invention to provide a combination soleandstay, particularly for use in childrens shoes, although not limitedto such use. One advantage of the construction is to protect the fineleather of the upper from becoming scuffed or marked in use, but anotherand more important object of the invention is to provide support, andpreferably yielding support, for the foot and ankle of the wearer. Theseand. other objects of the invention will be more apparent from thefollowing disclosure thereof.

7 The present application is a continuation in 785,877, filed. November14, 1947, and now abandoned.

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan view of the combination sole and backstayunit employed in the shoe shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section through a shoe incorporatingthe sole and backstay unit shown in Fig. 1. v

Fig. Me a view in longitudinal section through a modified embodiment ofmy invention.

Fig. 4 is a view in front quarter perspective showing in relativelyseparated positions a sole and backstay unit and a partially lasted shoeto 'whichsuch sole is applicable.

} Fig; 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the completely'assembledshoe in this embodiment of the invention, a portion thereofbeing brokenaway.

'Fig. 6 is a plan view of the insole and backstay unit used in theembodiment of'Fi'gs. 4 and 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary plan view of the outsole and Figs g4and 5Q r, rV I Fig; 8 is afragmentary viewjin rear quarter perspective showing afurther, modified embodiment-of-the invention;

backstay' unit used in the embodiment of 9" is a view rear quarterperspective showing a still further modified embodiment of theinvention.

Fig. 1'O"is'a view in rear quarter perspective showing another modifiedembodiment of the invention, portions being broken away to expose theinterior construction.

- Fig.11is"a' fragmentary view similar to Fig.4

showing a modified embodiment; I

' Fig. 1 2 is 'a further fragmentary view similar to Fig: 4*showing' afurther modified embodiment. Fig.-'13"isa rear quarter view inperspective showing a further modified embodiment of the invention. r1o. f

1'7 Claims. (Cl. 36-85) partiof my application of like title, Serial No.

v 2 Fig. 14- is a rear quarter view in perspective showing a furthermodified embodiment of the invention. 7 v I Fig. 15 is a bottom plan'view of a specialsole and backstay construction used in the shoe ofFig.14. Fig. 16 is a rear quarter view in perspective showing a furthermodified embodiment of the invention. 3 H

The upper, generically designated-by reference character I4, maybe ofany construction. 'It may either be conventional, or may have its? toereplaced by an upward extension of the sole as taught in my companionapplication entitled Shoe'with Sole Leather Toe, Serial No. 785,876,filed November 14,1947, now Patent No..2,587,300. In any event, theupper I4 differs from standard practice in that the quarters I5 and I6are widely spaced from each other at the rear of the shoe. The entireupper, including the upright margins at the rear of the quarters, isoutwardly fia'nged at H for connection of the sole and backstay unitpresently to be described. r lnthe 'construction in Figs. 1 and 2,I'have shown an outsole I8 and an insole 23. Sole I8 extends in theusual manner-beneath the shoe, being stitched or cemented at I9 to theoutwardly turned flange ll of the upper; At the'rear of the shoe, thesole leather is carried upwardly at 20, merely covering the back oftheheel, to protect the wearer frombruising and to protect the rear ofthe shoe from scuffing and marking such as customarily scratches,abrades, and otherwise destroys the appearance of-the fine leathersinthe uppers of 'childrens shoes' At 2| I provide a backstayextension'from the portion 20 of the sole'l8. This extension is likewisepreferably made of sole leather, although it may be some- What thinnerthan that used parts I8 and 20 of theunit. One or both of the componentparts 20 and 2| are skived where they lap and are same stitching 22'previously described.

- Fig. 3 shows a construction identical with that of Fig. 2 except thata wear sole has been. added beneath the bottom'of outsole I8 and isanchored bya welt 25 and additional stitching'a't'ZG; whichsupplements'that used at'IS. L

- Figs. 4 and 9 disclose various meansof introducing elasticity into thebackstay. The con"- Struction Shown in FigS- 4 t 6 p y an insole marginsare preferably somewhat concealed and 230 w i h en y OOII'BSPOIIGS tothat illuscovered either by an overcast stitch preferably trated t 23 inFigS- 1 t0 e p o 27 0f cross-crossed as shown at I94 in Fig. 11, or bythe insole is, however, continued upwardly by an a binding I95 and rowof stitching as shown in elastic extension 28 to the top of the shoe,thus 5 Fig. 12. Either of these arrangements may be becoming a part ofthe upper and connecting the used whether the backstay is continuous asin quarter portion. The upper l4 otherwise corre- Fig. 4, or providedwith goring as in Figs. 4 to sponds to .t hat already,.described,.having,.in..this 16,.,or.is annpward extensionoftheinsole asembodinient;the outwardly turnetl 'fian'ge'flcomshown inFigplZrat 215?tinuous around its margin. The stitching I9 10 Fih0WS'a1 t u t 'dn whi sV y which connects the insole and the elastic webbing similar to theconstruction of Fig. 9 with the 28 to the quarters is very close to thequarters in" exception that the backstay extension 2I6 is inorder tocatch the margins offthe iwebbingizfl tegralwith ,i,h'e outs01e I8instead of being sepawhich, as will be noted from Fig.6, is preferablyly. f ric ted and stitched thereto. Just as somewhat narrower thancontiguouspbrtion's '21 the constructions previously described, the ofthe insole so that its edge iwill notibeexposed: backstayr extension .isslit or bifur ated at 295 The outsole l80 corresponds generally,to.theso h the connection of the real margins of outsole I8 already describedand has 'aisi'r'nilar he -quarter p s i a d 0f the pp is upwardextension 200 at -the rear of th ho effected by means of the elasticwebbing at 28. gg wp s i ayt x g n 119; 1g ttQQ eiThe;supplementahelasticiwebbinggat n is cong g flm g.zg g 5 57;; y w i;'p ne'ote'd by-stitching M tdthebackstay extensions nptch at 2 spannedby a piece of l st b: to resist their separation, thereby supplementingbflf'lbflgb'rjhgjlfl grs 't t a Qtgfiit? 130: ,1' 19,11they-resilient:actionnoi'the webbingqn. I v ni'a 'g i-f gi 'g h eWiflfatfie 1 51 ia-Ii'eady ThEVCDHStIHQtiGH ShOWRFin;Fig+lefissidentical stitched in place as shown in Fig. 4, the outsoleW'ithethat s qep a d tional 5 'pp'lf 'gi na ggi t w m iitmg,reenforcementis addeds to provide a heel portion 59 ai 'second reW ofstitohingi'at32, th'eiL-latter i-a iy extend-ins-wusier men-f ebeingpreferred because it connects the outwardly m l Whi h -iSiextcrnalv The--bottom-p n turned upiiefifiangei'l TitoIthe'backstay'extension viewoiFig: Shows; W t rse r i eieather flli ofitsi'de of lthecedgesofthemarbWWebbirig compri h me p rtion- :38andthe counter 28, thererati've positionsEofztheeparts beingcbe'st reenmlcement'iay ;p e r catd y Q illusfiratedjini-l figig. l1; Bothrpi'eces f webbing menting it-io-:the so1e=. l8.befo;rethes0l l 8I-is' za- 'ar iw2az re'sistcseparation'orcthevquarterst and. lasted ta l -sh Q A V ntgifseparatdiby notch 211;Inthe -construct'on shown-in Fig... 16,..a somepthe'eningiii'iithe'backstayfmay Wh3t'S m i1ai"reeniforcement isiachievedfibt is be substantia'lhc cealed'rinsthe j manners sugm M Sp Q fi e c i efD Q fi fl gsbfi mf fg g l t hi fconstruc'tion the integral with theoutsole I89} and concealed I12 issmerhfisliteatfl 9-2-"insteadbf beingn: the m nts 330-arid-2 l 9 .whichuriitrily widelymothed; However; theslit maybe'zunderprovide a; heel at 389Tand a backst y' extensionlaiid'ibiitlieiastic goringi'29 rin:the?same manner 40 at 219, the l ttr b in sut s as'igs- 13ian'd'i14, 4 Ito "-8-;Zarrdl the zstitchingfiziiflfivhich e u er b g p1 ted ;by-one-'or. more? plies secures theelastic goring'zi9irto thecbackstay:212 fi m fip in e i s pre iouslymaiylbe .in-fall respects identicalamithzthatlshown dlsclosedr i v p inFig? 8, th1-"1s? providing the 'same degree -10f Inthese.variousconstructions it is very de'sir gorin'gl I able insole anti'"Eigi'lth sh'owsfa :cohstruction which may 'be =a e b ti e stitching [9to the outwardly usdxwhereeg'reaterstifinessiis desired: Inthis l i -flig f pp rw s p fiary cohstrution theiupwardly turned portion me of to hetin operation whe y the stitching m m m fiasrfagbackstaygpaafi'iat-214;while-the 32 is used to attachthe-sol and-.back'stayiex upwardlyi'turned' portion 203"of;the' 'outsole has on. Without the preliminaryconnecti'on of azba'ckstayrpart'2 la: The backstayrparts 214=and e ns et th upperby m a s of h stitch-ins 2rl'3 'ar united byimarginaistitch-ing-g32; which at-IB it isnot -possib1e;-toinsert th .'1 t,.m,alsoaconnectsthem toe-the-0utward y turned manner'sufficiently secure asto provide abasis fiahgeirl'l of :the upper.; An vadditionaycentral towhich the machines mayrbe used-to'applysto trieb" acme rdwwfstitchingTat35rsubdivides the-spacebethe stitchingwzi tweeni gthe stay--parts' 214 and -2l3'- -into pockets I cla im.:intorwhichmtiifeners36*may be inserted from L In-a shoe, the combinationwith the-:-top: when-the shoeis?otherwise-complete, having quarterportions bodily spacedllat uy tharpockets"beingv'thereafter closed by a:horia d;haVin tu ed-,flanges of an insol-havzontal row? of: stitchese31: connecting thee, top ingunargi-nahstitched:connection-withthe-flanges margins ofcthe inner iand'f-outer stay-members. of the upperand/having ag porti r extending Similar pockets-are;already existentbetween-the upwardlyat-the rear- 0? the shoe, the; upwardlystaysextension 21 0 and .-'theela'stic webbing-- 28 extendingport o wt a-W 1 in :the cons'trirctioir' shbwrriin-Figs: 4-to, 9;". and bBIOW t etops of said q a er portiens anwan m ye g lmt qif'desiredgr 1 elasticweb extending above the upwardlyrexv 'Ini eachfof?Figs;-'-12?and 11, the:outsol'e portion d n po ti n -0 'said 0-the=t ps0f e2U4,whichfistturried upwairdlynt thei rear of-:the q t portions and'margin cte ===t shoe, is scufed-brs'titchingi 324ewhich isscone the p ce q t p rt onsand to the upp tin'uoils along'tliei' margi sfth-ez'sho'e.b t rterend of theupwardly extended-portionofrthe sole,miri'ate'seat'thtopyofthe 1e-po i zoa From 7 in furthercombination-Witwa-wearsole element thazlzipums t -rthtdpg'ofcthe t e? ak t y underlying-- the inso1e-at the-b0ttom of rtheshoe .24 li: ('oi'215,- Fig; 127: has? its? margins face andahavingra'back r-po on nnec dinisnbt t, t t w r m-t m u; m n -T 1 stantiaL-facecontactwith:the-upwardlyextendofz-th'eiquarters- I5,-.-.ji6 However,- msteadmfthe ins portionref the-sole=first mentionedq .type g m rmg u q mep ug te. aligned 2. The shoe of claim 1 in which thecbackstay portionaforesaid extends substantially the full height ofthe shoe in lappingrelation to said web'- bing' and is marginally" connected with the saidspaced quarter portions of-the shoe and is slit intermediate its marginsabove the upwardly extending portion of the sole first mentioned,whereby'to accommodate the yielding of said quarter portion upon thestretching of said webbing.

3. A shoe comprising an upperhaving quarter portions spaced apart at therear of the shoe in combination with a band of elastic webbing havingIstitchedconnection marginally with the respective quarter portions andspanning the space therebetween, backstay means "comprising laterally"separable portions normally contiguous and spanning-andconcealingthewebbingand an outsole connected with saidupper and with which saidbackstay means is connected.-

4. A shoe comprising an upper having quarter portions spaced apart atthe rear of the shoe, in combination with a band of elastic webbinghaving stitched connection marginally with the respective quarterportions and spanning the space therebetween, backstay means concealingthe webbing, and an outsole connected with the upper and with which saidbackstay means is connected, said backstay means comprising integralportions of a reenforcement comprising a heel applied to said outsole,said reenforcement extending upwardly at the rear of the shoe andconstituting said backstay means.

5. In a shoe comprising an upper with quarters having widely spacedmargins, a combination backstay comprising a first elastic web, a secondelastic web superimposed upon the first, and a bifurcated backstay striphaving laterally separable parts, across the bifurcation of which saidsecond elastic web is connected, said backstay strip having outermargins connected with the margins of the quarter.

6. In a shoe, the combination with an upper including quarter portionshaving outwardly turned margins widely spaced at the rear, of an insolefastened to said upper margins and having a portion extending upwardlybetween such margins at the rear to a height less than that of thequarter portions and provided with connection therewith, an elasticallyyieldable web connected with the insole and extending upwardlytherefrom-between the quarter portions and provided with a connection tosuch portions to constitute a part of said upper, an outsole havingmeans connecting it beneath the insole, and a stay comprising laterallyseparable parts extendin upwardly from the outsole and individuallyconnected with'such margins behind the elastic web aforesaid.

'7. In a shoe, the combination with an upper including quarter portionswidely spaced at the rear, of an insole fastened to the margins of theupper and having a portion extending upwardly between such margins atthe rear of the shoe and connected with said quarter portions, anelastically yieldable web connected with the insole and extendingupwardly therefrom between the quarter portions and connected thereto toconstitute a part of the upper, an outsole connected beneath the insole,a stay comprising laterally separable parts extending upwardly from theoutsole and individually connected with said quarter portions behind theelastic web aforesaid, in further combination with a second elasticallyyieldable web spanning the bifurcation of said backstay and connectedwith the said laterally yieldable parts thereof.

- 81 In a shoe ofthe character described,.-the combination with anoutsole having a portion upturnedt at the rear of 'the'shoe,'of abackstay having a portion'lapping -the"said upturned outsole portion--and"extending substantially to the top or thei's hoe; an' upper havingoutturned rear margiifalportions aligned edge to edge with the saidupturned outsoleportion and the backstay, an insole having marginsinterposed between the said upturned outsole portion and the saidportions of the upper, themargins of the insole, the outsoleand theupper being in substantial registration, stitching connecting theedgeportions of the upper through 'the insole 'with'th'e edge portionsof the outsole, and separate stitching conmeeting the edge portions ofthe upper with the margins of the insole I 9. The combination set forthin claim 6 in which the backstay is secured by separate stitchingcomprising. an overcast stitching extending across the aligned edges ofthe backstay and upper.

10. In' a shoe having an outsole upwardly turned at the rear and anupper comprising quarters in connection with the outsole and extendingthereabove in spaced relationshi and provided with an elastic webconnecting said' quarter portions above the upwardly turned outsole, anda member unitarily providing a heel beneath the outsole, and a backstayextension behind ;the upwardly turned portion of the outsole and inmarginal stitched connection with said quarter portions behind said web,said extension comprising laterally separable parts.

11. A shoe comprising an upper having quarter portions spaced apart atthe rear of the shoe, in combination with a band of elastic webbinghaving stitched connection marginally with the respective quarterportions and spanning the space therebetween, backstay means concealingthe webbing and comprising laterally separable parts resp ectivelyconnected with respective quarter portions, and an outsole connectedwith said upper and with which said stay parts are connected, said staymeans comprising integral por- V tions of a reenforcement comprising aheel applied to said outsole, said reenforcement extending upwardly atthe rear of the shoe and provided with said separable extensions.

12. In a shoe, the'combinationwith an upper having an outwardly turnedflange and including rear quarters, of an outsole marginally con nectedwith said flange and a heel provided with means connecting it beneaththe outsole at the rear of the shoe, said heel having a backstayextending upwardly about the rear of the outsole and having stitchingconnecting it with said quarters.

13. In a shoe, the combination with an upper having quarter portionsbodily spaced laterally throughout their height and having outturnedflanges, of a sole having marginal stitched connection with the flangesof the upper and having a portion extending upwardly at the rear of theshoe, the upwardly extending portion of the sole terminating well belowthe tops of said quarter portions, an elastic web extending above theupwardly extending portion of the sole to the tops of the quarterportions and marginally connected to the said quarter portion flanges toprovide a connection therebetween above the upwardly extended portion ofthe sole, a Wear sole connected beneath the sole first mentioned andhaving a portion extending upwardly at the rear of the shoe and inmarginal connection with said

